Where does “-ique” come from?
-ique (Middle French) comes from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos.
Ancestry of “-ique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 2 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | — |